Prevention of asthma in genetically predisposed children in primary care - From clinical efficacy to a feasible intervention programme

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1325-1331

  Schonberger H J A M ^a   Van Schayck, C P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0031772876     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00416.x     Document Type: Review

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